Re: Can front shocks be reconditioned?

On Wed, 07 May 2008 17:04:21 GMT, Catman
<catman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Zathras wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 May 2008 08:03:01 GMT, Catman
>> <catman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>>> Zathras wrote:
>> 
>>>> It's a good point. Even if the undertray looks good, it can be
sagging
>>>> by a couple of cms toward the middle rear which seems to make an
>>>> incredible difference to grounding.
>>>>
>>> I was on the verge of spending ~£600 when Jamie fixed mine.
>> 
>> Same here - I thought my suspension was on the way out. Main Dealer
>> hadn't even bothered to put two of the retaining bolts in. Once all
>> was as the manufacturer intended, the car was *vastly* better.
>> 
>
>Still nose heavy, but not worth the cost IMHO.

Quite. However, I'm also 7 years older than when I got it and don't
feel the need to charge over 'rough ground' as much as I did when I
was younger!!  :-o

The 'fix' is to replace it but the 159TI 2.4 has the following flaws:

Rubbish colours
No sunroof
Doesn't look as good
They've admitted (with their Prodrive collaboration) that they still
can't do UK-style suspension.
lardy? *70 hp* more than mine and it's only 1.3s quicker to 60!!
Very slow seller

Gah!

-- 
Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
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